22. Additional penalties for public officials. (a) In addition to the penalties set forth in § 1-1162.21, the Board may censure a public official for a violation of the Code of Conduct that the Board finds to substantially threaten the public trust. (b) The Board may recommend in such censure that the Council suspend or remove a Councilmember’s committee chairmanship, if any, committee membership, if any, or vote in any committee. (Apr. 27, 2012, D.C. Law 19-124, § 222, 59 DCR 1862; Oct. 30, 2018, D.C. Law 22-168, § 1083(x), 65 DCR 9388.) Emergency Legislation For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 1083(x) of Fiscal Year 2019 Budget Support Congressional Review Emergency Act of 2018 (D.C. Act 22-458, Oct. 3, 2018, 65 DCR 11212). For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 1083(x) of Fiscal Year 2019 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2018 (D.C. Act 22-434, July 30, 2018, 65 DCR 8200).
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